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UTEP tennis heads into their match ups with UTSA and NMSU with many injury concerns, but the Miners are still hopeful.

Miner tennis trying to overcome injuries to wrap-up season

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor April 4, 2017

The UTEP women’s tennis team (4-11) has lost four straight matches while being shutout in their previous two, to both Iowa State (4-0) and rival New Mexico (4-0). The Miners are seeking to get back in the win column, but more importantly, get healthy...

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Big road trips ahead for UTEP golf teams

Big road trips ahead for UTEP golf teams

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter April 4, 2017

From Thursday to Friday, April 6-7, the UTEP women’s golf team will travel to Maricopa, Arizona, to participate in the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic—their last invitational of the season before the Conference-USA Championship begins on April 17, in Fort...

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Head coach Keitha Adams discusses play with team.

Keitha Adams accepts Wichita State job

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor March 29, 2017

Former UTEP head coach Keitha Adams is leaving UTEP after 16 years to take over the head coaching position at Wichita State. "Keitha was one of my first hires and has been with us for 16 years. She has done an absolutely unbelievable job. We hate to...

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UTEP football plans to renew rivalry with former WAC opponents

UTEP football plans to renew rivalry with former WAC opponents

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor March 29, 2017

The Miners football team will once again square off against the likes of former Western Atletic Conference (WAC) rivals New Mexico and Nevada according to UTEP Athletic Department officicals. “We’re excited to renew rivalries with old WAC foes...

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Miner softball swept by NMSU in Tuesday doubleheader

Miner softball swept by NMSU in Tuesday doubleheader

Mike Flores, Sports Reporter March 28, 2017

After a 2-1 series loss to Southern Mississippi on Sunday, UTEP softball had a short turnaround with their rival New Mexico State coming to town for a double-header on Tuesday. UTEP is now on a four-game skid after NMSU defeated them in both games.   In...

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Student Government Association lacks transparency

Student Government Association lacks transparency

Prospector Staff March 28, 2017

As the election process draws near and students elect a new student government, it’s worth looking at the current state of the association and their lack of transparency with the students they represent. SGA oversees important aspects of student life...

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Adams interviews for Wichita State head coaching vacancy

Adams interviews for Wichita State head coaching vacancy

Jason Green, Sports Editor March 28, 2017

According to multiple reports, UTEP women’s basketball head coach Keith Adams has been interviewed for the women’s basketball head coaching vacancy at Wichita State University, in her home state of Kansas. Adams, who has been at UTEP since 2001,...

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YouTube’s new restrictions affect LGBTQ content

YouTube’s new restrictions affect LGBTQ content

Claudia Flores, Contributor March 28, 2017

YouTube’s new restricted mode was created to filter inappropriate material from younger users on the web. But when YouTube users turned on the mode and it censored several videos with LGBTQ content, and that is where the controversy began. In the last...

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“I cannot think of anyone else who is as deserving of this recognition.”

“I cannot think of anyone else who is as deserving of this recognition.”

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor March 28, 2017

As students go day-by-day in their normal school routine, an unsung hero plans and innovates new ideas to better their school. UTEP President Diana Natalicio was listed on Fortune Magazine’s fourth-annual 2017 list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders....

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Poppies festival returns this weekend

Poppies festival returns this weekend

Leslie Sarinana, Entertainment Editor March 28, 2017

Every spring, the El Paso Museum of Archeology celebrates the bloom of Mexican poppies at the Franklin Mountains with a festival. This year’s celebration will mark the 11th year of the Poppies Festival. The festival is being hosted on April 1, from...

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Featured band Deep Shadows performs at the 306 Sessions Concert Series on Sunday, March 26, for a new KCOS project.

306 Sessions to air on KCOS starting in April

Eddie Velazquez, Staff Reporter March 28, 2017

Located at 11394 James Watt, suite 306, amid a sea of storage suites, Zeven Music Entertainment Studio hosts 306 Sessions, a series of concerts, every Sunday at 7 p.m. This series began in October of 2014, and has featured artists from all over town...

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Khalid performed an invite-only show on Friday, March 24 at Americas High School for Spotify Premium members in El Paso.

Spotify hosts Khalid secret show in El Paso

Eddie Velazquez, Staff Reporter March 28, 2017

El Paso’s man of the hour, Khalid, had an incredible reception at Americas High School during a surprise show on Friday, March 24,  at 6 p.m. The unexpected event was organized by the online  music streaming service Spotify. Some premium subscribers...

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